Nonprofit · EIN 16-1572964
WATKINS GLEN MOTOR RACING RESEARCH COUNCIL INC
Tax-exempt · WATKINS GLEN, NY 14891
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,377,697 | $1,176,476 | $201,221 | $5,487,428 | $110,234 | $5,377,194 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,169,325 | $959,855 | $209,470 | $5,379,931 | $147,075 | $5,232,856 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $580,566 | $726,224 | -$145,658 | $5,064,582 | $94,515 | $4,970,067 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,018,978
- Membership dues
- $96,245
- Program service revenue
- $24,738
- Investment income
- $373,529
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $217,364
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$39,548
- Other revenue
- -$39,548
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $115,665
- Other salaries and wages
- $213,925
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $365,398
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $24,285
- Occupancy
- $53,285
- Travel
- $391
- Program services (functional)
- $265,635
- Management and general (functional)
- $286,969
- Fundraising (functional)
- $623,872
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $5,379,931
- Total assets, end of year
- $5,487,428
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $110,234
- Net assets, end of year
- $5,377,194
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $45,000
- Publicly traded securities
- $4,615,045
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,797,088
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,580,106
- Gross receipts
- $3,606,084
- Employees
- 8
- Volunteers
- 24
- Year formed
- 1999
- State of legal domicile
- NY
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARK STEIGERWALD | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THROUGH 7/2025 Officer | 40 | $65,665 |
| MARGARET LAWRENCE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $50,000 |
| JOHN R SAUNDERS | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| LARRY KESSLER | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| BILL BRANSON | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| SCOTT WELLIVER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| BEREN ARGETSINGER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| DAWN BURLEW | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| NICHOLAS CRAW | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| PHYLLISA DESARNO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| EVAN FAY EARLE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JOHN CGORSLINE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| PHIL HENDERSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MICHAEL KANALEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ROB ROESSEL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
3 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DINAH GUELDENPFENNIG WEISBERG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CHIP WILE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CHRIS DYSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARK STEIGERWALD | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $95,481 |
| JOHN R SAUNDERS | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| LARRY KESSLER | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| BILL BRANSON | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| SCOTT WELLIVER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| BEREN ARGETSINGER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| DAWN BURLEW | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| NICHOLAS CRAW | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CHRIS DYSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| EVAN FAY EARLE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JOHN CGORSLINE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| PHIL HENDERSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MICHAEL KANALEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ROB ROESSEL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DINAH GUELDENPFENNIG WEISBERG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CHIP WILE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DARYL Q WOLFE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| PHYLLISA DESARNO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARK STEIGERWALD | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $92,700 |
| JOHN R SAUNDERS | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| LARRY KESSLER | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| BILL BRANSON | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| SCOTT WELLIVER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| BEREN ARGETSINGER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| DAWN BURLEW | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| NICHOLAS CRAW | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CHRIS DYSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| EVAN FAY EARLE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JOHN CGORSLINE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| PHIL HENDERSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MICHAEL PRINTUP | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ROB ROESSEL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DINAH GUELDENPFENNIG WEISBERG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CHIP WILE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DARYL Q WOLFE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| PHYLLISA DESARNO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 610 S DECATUR ST, WATKINS GLEN, NY 14891-1613
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- JOHN R SAUNDERS, 610 S DECATUR ST, WATKINS GLEN, NY 14891
- Signed the 990
- JOHN R SAUNDERS, CHAIRMAN
- Phone
- (607) 535-9044
- Website
- WWW.RACINGARCHIVES.ORG
- Return prepared by
- MENGEL METZGER BARR & CO LLP
Mission
THE INTERNATIONAL MOTOR RACING RESEARCH CENTER COLLECTS, SHARES AND PRESERVES THE HISTORY OF MOTORSPORTS. SPANNING CONTINENTS, ERAS AND RACE SERIES, THE CENTER'S COLLECTION EMBODIES THE SPEED, DRAMA AND CAMARADERIE OF AMATEUR AND PROFESSIONAL MOTOR RACING THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. THE CENTER WELCOMES SERIOUS RESEARCHERS AND THE CASUAL FANS ALIKE TO SHARE STORIES OF RACE DRIVERS, RACE SERIES, AND RACE CARS CAPTURED ON OUR SHELVES AND WALLS, AND BROUGHT TO LIFE THROUGH A REGULAR CALENDAR OF PUBLIC LECTURES AND SPECIAL EVENTS. THE CENTER'S COLLECTION DOCUMENTS THE HISTORY OF RACING IN THE MORE THAN 4000 BOOKS OR 250 DIFFERENT MOTORSPORTS MAGAZINES AND NEWSPAPERS TITLES; CLUB AND SANCTIONING BODY RECORDS; RACE RESULTS, PROGRAMS AND POSTERS; PAPERS OF MOTORSPORTS JOURNALISTS AND SCHOLARS; CORRESPONDENCE OF RACE ORGANIZERS; AND STILL AND MOVING IMAGES HOUSED ONSITE AND IN OUR EXPANDING OFFSITE COLLECTIONS STORAGE FACILITIES. ITS KNOWLEDGEABLE RESEARCH AND ARCHIVES STAFF ASSISTS HUNDRE
Program accomplishments
- A VALUABLE COLLECTION OF RESEARCH AND ARCHIVAL MATERIALS DOCUMENTING THE HISTORY OF MOTORSPORTS ARE ACQUIRED THROUGH DONATION AND MAINTAINED AS A RESOURCE FOR THE RACING COMMUNITY AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THE CENTER SERVES AS THE CUSTODIAN OF THE ARCHIVES OF THE SPORTS CAR CLUB OF AMERICA, THE LARGEST CLUB FOR AUTOMOBILE RACING IN THE UNITED STATES. IT SHARES ITS HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS THROUGH AN ACTIVE RESEARCH AND REFERENCE SERVICES PROGRAM, PUBLIC EVENTS, AND EXHIBITIONS AS WELL AS ONLINE UTILIZING ITS WEBSITE, SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS, AND ELECTRONIC PUBLICATIONS.Expenses $265,635 · revenue $24,738
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 16-1572964
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1999
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A540)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $5,487,428
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,606,084
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,377,697 | $1,176,476 | $5,487,428 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,169,325 | $959,855 | $5,379,931 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $580,566 | $726,224 | $5,064,582 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $904,156 | $876,096 | $5,001,610 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 16-1572964).
Questions about WATKINS GLEN MOTOR RACING RESEARCH COUNCIL INC
- What is the EIN of WATKINS GLEN MOTOR RACING RESEARCH COUNCIL INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of WATKINS GLEN MOTOR RACING RESEARCH COUNCIL INC is 16-1572964.
- Is WATKINS GLEN MOTOR RACING RESEARCH COUNCIL INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1999.
- Are donations to WATKINS GLEN MOTOR RACING RESEARCH COUNCIL INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does WATKINS GLEN MOTOR RACING RESEARCH COUNCIL INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of WATKINS GLEN MOTOR RACING RESEARCH COUNCIL INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did WATKINS GLEN MOTOR RACING RESEARCH COUNCIL INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of WATKINS GLEN MOTOR RACING RESEARCH COUNCIL INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names JOHN R SAUNDERS.
- Who are the officers and directors of WATKINS GLEN MOTOR RACING RESEARCH COUNCIL INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 18 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $65,665 (MARK STEIGERWALD, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THROUGH 7/2025).
- How much revenue does WATKINS GLEN MOTOR RACING RESEARCH COUNCIL INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,377,697, expenses of $1,176,476 and total assets of $5,487,428 at year end.
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